Multi-Smart Meter Data Encryption Scheme Based on Distributed Differential Privacy

Abstract

Under the general trend of the rapid development of smart grids, data security and privacy are facing serious challenges; protecting the privacy data of single users under the premise of obtaining user-aggregated data has attracted widespread attention. In this study, we propose an encryption scheme on the basis of differential privacy for the problem of user privacy leakage when aggregating data from multiple smart meters. First, we use an improved homomorphic encryption method to realize the encryption aggregation of users' data. Second, we propose a double-blind noise addition protocol to generate distributed noise through interaction between users and a cloud platform to prevent semi-honest participants from stealing data by colluding with one another. Finally, the simulation results show that the proposed scheme can encrypt the transmission of multi-intelligent meter data under the premise of satisfying the differential privacy mechanism. Even if an attacker has enough background knowledge, the security of the electricity information of one another can be ensured.